Road to Brisbane 2032
Developers circle as Brisbane Entertainment Centre nears its end
The much-maligned Boondall venue will host Olympic handball in 2032, but after that, its future is anyone’s guess.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Finals footy fans fleeced in scramble for Brisbane’s last few hotel rooms
School holidays and Saturday’s two sell-out footy finals have put a squeeze on the city’s accommodation, with some hotels charging 600 per cent the normal room rate.
- by Zach Hope
Qld rejects plans to review Gabba as Olympic host site
Defiant Tourism and Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe rejected the last-minute plea, insisting all eyes would be firmly fixed on the Gabba in 2032.
- by Robyn Wuth
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The $2.7 billion Gabba, and what bang other stadiums got for their buck
The Gabba will be the third-most expensive stadium in the world, but what will Brisbane have to show for it?
- by Cameron Atfield
Football Australia’s stadium push as it blasts Queensland funding own-goal
Soccer’s governing body in Australia has called out funding ‘bias’ against the sport as it pushes for a new stadium at Perry Park.
- by Cameron Atfield
‘More than just a stadium’: Senior Qld official defends Gabba rebuild
The $2.7 billion stadium will also include a 24/7 precinct of shops, homes and community spaces, a federal inquiry has heard.
- by Zach Hope
Who will grab a piece of the Gabba? History fuels hopes for some Olympic recycling
Eighteen years after it was completed, the Gabba will be rebuilt. Last time that happened, an entire stand was transported almost 1400Â kilometres north.
- by Cameron Atfield
The billion-dollar blow-out: Gabba cost estimate was rushed, govt admits
The Queensland government has gone into more detail about the reasons behind the Gabba’s $2.7 billion cost.
- by Cameron Atfield
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
They’re getting a $2.7b Gabba upgrade, but cricket wants another new stadium
The Gabba will have a $2.7 billion rebuild, but cricket’s governing body in Queensland also wants to overhaul a charming suburban ground.
- by Cameron Atfield
It takes a village: Olympic work fast-tracked to house Queenslanders
The building of athletes’ villages will be accelerated to provide short- and medium-term accommodation before the 2032 Games.
- by Cameron Atfield
Faster, higher, stronger – and expensive: The true cost of the Games
Olympic Games are two weeks of sporting prowess and national pride. But when the athletes go home, what is the true cost to a host city?
- by Shane Wright